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title: Create and update task templates for plan configurations
description: Plan owners create and update task templates that are used in plan configurations.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/employee-service-management/journey-designer/jny-dsgnr-create-and-update-task-templates.html
release: australia
product: Journey Designer
classification: journey-designer
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Journey designer plan configuration owners, Plan configuration components, Use, Journey designer, Employee Journey Management, HR Service Delivery, Employee Service Management]
---

# Create and update task templates for plan configurations

Plan owners create and update task templates that are used in plan configurations.

## Before you begin

Role required: Owner or co-owner of a Journey designer plan configuration.

## About this task

Journey designer plan configuration owners can change or create task templates for a plan configuration.

-   Add task templates to a stage.
-   Create a task template.
-   Preview a template as a selected employee.
-   Publish a journey template \(plan configuration\) for approval by reviewer.

    **Note:** If a plan configuration doesn't have any assigned approver, the plan configuration is immediately published when the changes are submitted.

-   Plan configurations that are published and currently in use aren’t impacted by changes.

## Procedure

1.  From the Employee Center service portal, navigate to the **Journeys** page.

2.  Select the **Journey templates** tab.

3.  Select the plan configuration that you want update.

    Owners can add task templates to a stage or update a template already in a stage.

4.  Add or update a task template.

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Description

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**Add task template**

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1.  Select **Add task template** for the **Stage** that includes the task template you’re adding a task template to.
2.  Select **Use task templates** and click **Next**.
3.  Select all the templates that you want to add.
4.  Select **Use templates**.
5.  Select **Add Templates**.


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**Update task template**

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1.  Select **Edit task template** next to the task template that you’re changing.

**Tip:** **Edit task template** is listed under the vertical ellipses.

2.  Update the task template.
3.  Select **Publish changes**.


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</table>5.  Select **Publish changes**.

6.  In the **Submit for approval** window, add information about the changes.

    Add any necessary instructions for approvers.

    **Note:** Plan configurations need only one approval to be published. If you have multiple approvers for a plan configuration, communicate any special instructions for the review and approval workflow to all approvers.

7.  Select **Submit**.

    An approval request task is sent to each of the approvers for the plan configuration.


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